Backstory

In 1986, I was a student at the G. Gordon Liddy Academy of Corporate Security and Private Investigation. One of the many skilled instructors from various government agencies was a former U.S. marshal who was part of the team that protected John Hinckley Jr. after he shot President Reagan. I learned the principles of executive protection from him and used it in this novel about two protectors, one American, one Japanese, who think they saw each other die in an especially gruesome fashion. And yet each is still alive. In a quest that eventually leads them to Japan, they learn that their greatest enemies might be their memories. Typically, I immersed myself in the book’s historical background. You’ll learn a lot about Japanese history, particularly about Admiral Perry and the black ships that arrived in Japan.